Originally Posted by
ExPatTyke
Unfortunately this is another clickbait item which was carried by several news outlets amongst the UK's gutter press. The articles were used - yet again - to whip up anti cycling feeling.
The local council have issued a statement clarifying and refuting the claims made in the articles: -
The press don't really care about truth, they care about clicks.
If you look on streetview most of the new width for the cycle lane was found by removing the bit of grass that separated the pavement from the road.